Lead Architect Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Lead Architect
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Lead Architect salary in Milton Keynes is £104,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 49 65
Rank change year-on-year +7 +16 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect 1 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.28% 0.49% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.51% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £99,500 - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £104,000 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.76%
75th Percentile £108,500 - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £104,000 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 327 391 539
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 96.31% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 206 278 406
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £41,023
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% -7.27% -
75th Percentile £68,000 £65,000 £72,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,740 £80,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Lead Architect
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, Lead Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps